Album: What it is to Burn
Artist: Finch
Alex Pappas - Drums
Derek Doherty - Bass
Nate Barclow - Vocals
Randy Strohmeyer - Guitar
Alex Linares - Guitar
Released: 2003 (Drive-Thru records)
There's a certain quality to Finch something which just jumps out at you and sends chills down your spine. Maybe it's the raw emotion portrayed in Nates voice our the pounding drums and roaring guitars.
Finch released the 'Falling Into Place ep' in 2001 which featured 4 tracks. The band are signed to Drive-Thru records and have made their name as one the labels best. What it is to Burn has 11 brand new songs plus re-records of Letters to you and Perfection Through Silence which featured on the Falling into Place ep. The album is filled mainly with powerfull emotional songs but there are a few exceptions.
New Beginnings - Starts off with a few notes soaring everywhere then explodes into the song. From the first word Nate gives an emotional preformance on this track. The guitars work just right and the drumming is excellent. This pays off as one of the best tracks on the cd.
Letters to You - If you've never heard of Finch this song is almost guaranteed to get you to like them. A nice almost pop-punk song about a girl. It's emotional, fast and catchy.
Post Script - It's a good song and well preformed but after the power of the first two songs it isn't quite as good. Also has a theme that we can all relate to.
Grey Matter - Daryl Palumbo from Glassjaw feautures on two songs on this album and this is the first. This song does sound quite a bit like Glassjaw and will come out at you. It's a harder song and may take a bit of getting used to. It's still a good song and will become a favourite over time.
Perfection Through Silence - The best song on the album. This song from second one screams out of you. It's a very emotional song and Nate sings at his best on this song. The chorus will have you singing along for days and you will have to put your cd player on repeat just for this song.
Awake - A song a bit like Grey Matter the emotion doesn't shine through on this song and it's got a slightly harder edge. It takes a while to really get into the song and after Perfection Through Silence doesn't quite flow.
Without You Here - This song is Finch yet again at their best. The most emotional song on the album it's just beautiful. A song I can personaly relate to and see many others feeling the same. When you feel down this is a song to make you feel better.
Stay With Me - Another fantastic song. Almost a pop-punk song really. It's incredibly catchy and Nate as always gives an awesome performance on the song. Here's another song you'll put your cd player on repeat for.
Project Mayhem - Read the song title. It's mayhem or at least at first impression it is. Keep listning to this song. Daryl is back on it and it's the hardest song on the album. It sounds a little out of place after Stay with Me and isn't the albums best but any Glassjaw fan should enjoy this song.
Untitled - Here we get a mix of Stay With Me and Project Mayhem. It's a mellow song for the most part and quite emotional. It breaks into a quiet bridge then EXPLODES at the end. A very good song overall.
Three Simple Words - Almost like Untitled in it's mix but very different sounding. It's got a catchy chorus and good versus. A pop-punk song with a harder edge.
Ender - The most mellow song on the album. It's 13 minutes long (The actual song is only about 6 and the rest is noise). It's a good song but doesn't really have the X factor the over emotional songs Finch make on this album do. The noise at the end gets annoying to.
What it is to Burn - Wow. Once Nate sings 'She Burns' at the very begining this song has you. The second best song on this album. The chorus is one of the most powerfull chorus's in the history of music and it really does explode. Everything flows on this song. The guitars are just right, the drumming excellent, lyrics amazing and the singing perfect. It's a great way to finish the album.
So overall this album is very strong. A few songs weaker songs on the album drag the overall rating down a little bit but there are so many quality songs on the album it's a must purchase for anyfan of Screamo that likes it with a mellow edge.
Best Songs:
Perfection Through Silence
Stay with me
What it is to Burn
Without you here
My rating = 4.5/5 Stars :thumb:
